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Additional thanks to Janis Kupersmidt of iRT for her thorough review and editing suggestions.  \n• Special thanks to our Working Group of practitioners and researchers for their valuable insights into quality programming for youth with disabilities.  \nMENTOR is the unifying champion for quality youth mentoring in the United States. Our mission is to expand the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships nationwide. Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not. A major driver of healthy development and opportunity is who you know and who’s in your corner. Thirty years ago, MENTOR was created to expand that opportunity for young people by building a youth mentoring feld and movement, serving as the expert and go-to resource on quality mentoring. The result is a more than 10-time increase in young people in structured mentoring relationships, from hundreds of thousands to millions. Today, we activate a movement across sectors that is diverse and broad and seeps  \ninto every aspect of daily life. We are connecting and fueling opportunity for young people everywhere they are from schools to workplaces and beyond.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION  \nBackground on Mentoring Youth with Disabilities ...................................................................................................... 5  \nGetting Started: Committing to Inclusivity..................................................................................................................... 5  \nKey Concepts ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7  \nAbout this New Resource .................................................................................................................................................... 10  \nThe Importance of Proactive Investment in Inclusive Practices Recommended Reading and Resources for Learning about and Addressing Issues of Disability Inclusion...................... 12  \nSECTION 1: PROGRAM PLANNING, LEADERSHIP, AND OPERATIONS Initial Steps for Inclusive Practice ................................................................................................................................... 20  \nPolicy and Infrastructure Self-Review Practices ........................................................................................................ 22  \nStaf ng Practices................................................................................................................................................................... 25  \nSustaining Inclusivity Practices ........................................................................................................................................ 26  \nAdditional Guidance for Mentoring Programs Focused Exclusively on Youth with Disabilities ............. 28  \nSECTION 2: STANDARDS OF MENTORING PRACTICE FOR INCLUSIVITY Recommendations for Participant Recruitment........................................................................................................ 33  \nRecommendations for Participant Screening and Acceptance............................................................................37  \nRecommendations for Participant Training.......................................","cbCaiaEymea43xES","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaEymea43xES","pdf",3639931,48,"English","# Introduction\n## Background on Mentoring Youth with Disabilities\n## Getting Started: Committing to Inclusivity\n## Key Concepts\n## About this New Resource\n## The Importance of Proactive Investment in Inclusive Practices\n\n# Section 1: Program Planning, Leadership, and Operations\n## Initial Steps for Inclusive Practice\n## Policy and Infrastructure Self-Review Practices\n## Staffing Practices\n## Sustaining Inclusivity Practices\n## Additional Guidance for Mentoring Programs Focused Exclusively on Youth with Disabilities\n\n# Section 2: Standards of Mentoring Practice for Inclusivity\n## Recommendations for Participant Recruitment\n## Recommendations for Participant Screening and Acceptance\n## Recommendations for Participant Training\n## Recommendations for Matching and Initiation of Mentoring Relationships\n## Recommendations for Supporting Mentoring Relationships\n## Recommendations for Relationship Closure and Program Exit\n## Recommendations for Program Evaluation","[{\"question\":\"Why do mentoring programs need inclusive practices for youth with disabilities?\",\"answer\":\"Inclusive practices are needed because youth with disabilities are represented at higher rates in mentoring programs and require unique supports. 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